5 Creative Home Automation Ideas For Bloomington

One of the benefits of installing a Vivint home security system in Bloomington is that you can pair it with home automation. Devices like a smart thermostat should make your house the ideal temperature and eco-conscious. Smart locks empower you to remote control your doorways. And you won’t forget that you left the garage door open again with an automated garage door sensor.

However, as convenient as these gadgets are by themselves, they can have an even larger effect when employed in tandem with your home security system. Here are just 5 life-changing home automation ideas for Bloomington that will make your house much more responsive to your lifestyle:

Home Automation Idea #1: Go on the defensive when you leave for work

Along with an evening routine, you can designate your automation parameters to set when your home is empty. With the Vivint App, you can secure your house with one button tap. Now you can be sure that every entryway is secure, every light is turned off, the alarms are armed, and your cameras are on duty. You can even close the garage door through the app if it’s accidentally left open.

You don't have to keep your living space on alert the whole day. Open the doors for returning family or service folk via the mobile app. Or put your house on guard without even lifting a finger. By installing a geofence around your home, your system arms every time you roll down the driveway. Then when you return home, your alarms disarm, and your doors unlock when you drive up to the garage.

Home Automation Idea #2: Put your home down for the night

Your before bed ritual has become routine: shut off all the lights, lock the front door, adjust the thermostat, and prepare your security system. However, how many times have you woken up to discover that you neglected to lock the side door or left the kitchen light burning? And after you neglect to do one section of your evening routine, it's easy to forget it another night, as well. After a while, your neglected ritual becomes routine on its own.

But you can ensure that your house is prepared for bedtime every night when you automate your nighttime ritual. Through your Bloomington home security system, you can create templates that set all your gadgets without you going around the house. With a touch of a screen, you can lock the doors, turn off the lights, adjust the thermostat, and activate your security devices. Or don't fret about forgetting to hit a button. Designate your automation to activate at a specific time -- like 11pm.

Home Automation Idea #3: Stay safe during a fire

While your home automation tech makes your day simpler, it can also help in a fire or other hazardous situations. Should your smoke detectors sense a fire, your home automation system can dive into action! Set your smart thermostat to automatically power on the ventilation fan to hinder the spread of dangerous smoke. Then have it switch on all your smart bulbs to show the way away from the fire, and open all the doors for emergency crews.

In fact, you can set automated protocols to any emergency circumstances. Turn on all the lights if a glass break detector trips. Blare your high decibel alarms when the medical panic pendant is pushed. Or get video clips sent to your mobile device when your smart locks activate. Virtually all of your tech can be interconnected to work together in any manner you think will help safeguard your home and loved ones.

Home Automation Idea #4: Get updates to your phone

Always keep abreast of what's going on in your house with automated notifications delivered to your smartphone. Any time a motion sensor on a security camera senses abnormal motion, you'll hear about it through a text or mobile pop-up. Fire and safety alarms will show an alert so that you'll never return home to an undiscovered emergency. Or have your smart locks notify you when your kids come home from the bus. Once you receive a notification, you can determine how to respond.

Talk with porch visitors through the doorbell cameras to tell them where to leave a parcel. Check your security cameras to determine if the strange movement warrants a call to the authorities. Or remotely trigger your inside smart lighting to scare away any unwanted visitors.

Home Automation Idea #5: Match moods for watching tv and everything else

Exiting your house and putting your house to bed may be just one option on your home automation system. You can also make rules for all types of events. Change the lights just a touch while closing your motorized shutters for the ultimate movie watching atmosphere. Create a dimly lit aisle from your living room to the fridge for a midnight snack.

You can program a ”fun” preset that automatically dims the lights and temperature to adapt for the additional body heat. Then when a new visitor arrives at your door, you can inform them to enter with your doorbell camera. And if you decide you need another cutting-edge Vivint component you don’t already own, you can seamlessly add it to your current ecosystem.

Turn your home automation ideas into reality with your Vivint system

When you want a security system that makes the most of home automation, trust the experts at Vivint. They’ll discuss your needs and design a system that surrounds your house and makes it work for you. Just call (309) 332-1140 or fill out the form below right away!